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The Americas
Paperback. Spanish cosmographers were charged with turning their observations of the New World into a body of knowledge that could be used for governing. The author shows that this knowledge had considerable strategic, defensive, and monetary value that royal scientists were charged with safeguarding from foreign and internal enemies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 10 colour plates, 18 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1KB; PDX; PG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 23. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226055404
- ISBN
- 9780226055404
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.50
€ 40.99
€ 31.50
Hardcover. The postmodern view that human experience is constructed by language and culture has informed historical narratives for decades. This title offers an account of American religious history to highlight the biological body. It also offers a framework for explaining the richness, diversity, and endless creativity of American religious life. Series: Chicago History of American Religion. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226025087
- ISBN
- 9780226025087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.59
€ 44.99
€ 34.59
Paperback. Explores the historical transformation of tobacco from Amerindian shamanism to global capitalism, from the food of the spirits to the fatal epidemic, from the rough pipe and cigar to the modern day cigarette. Num Pages: 292 pages, 15 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFFH1; JHBT; KN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415116695
- ISBN
- 9780415116695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
hardcover. An examination of American foreign policy from the beginning of the Truman Administration to the implementation of Containment in 1947. As a case study of the early Cold War efforts, it explores pre-Containment policy in the light of US security concerns vis-a-vis the Pearl Harbour Syndrome. Series: Contributions in Military Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1QSP; 3JJPG; HBJK; HBLW3; JPQB; JPS; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 249 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 582.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO United States
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313313011
- ISBN
- 9780313313011
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.59
€ 90.59
Hardcover. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; 3JJ; BGX; HRGC; HRLK; HRLP1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 262 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1758.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Self-Realization Fellowship
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780876126233
- ISBN
- 9780876126233
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 58.03€ 57.33
€ 58.03
€ 57.33
Paperback. Num Pages: 438 pages, facsimiles, portraits. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JFFJ; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 438
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780679776208
- ISBN
- 9780679776208
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 17.19
€ 18.99
€ 17.19
Paperback. Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture. Num Pages: 162 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ASZB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 162
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415653275
- ISBN
- 9780415653275
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.66
€ 68.66
paperback. Editor(s): Gannon, Martin J. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1FMNB; 1FP; 1KBB; JFC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 363.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780761913375
- ISBN
- 9780761913375
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.25
€ 105.25
paperback. Series: Folk wisdom series. Num Pages: 6 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HRQ; JFSL9; VXH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Inner Traditions Bear and Company United States
- Edition
- Original ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781879181373
- ISBN
- 9781879181373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 15.26
€ 15.99
€ 15.26
paperback. He was Britain's most wanted man. He spent seven years in America's toughest penitentiary. You'll like him. During the mid 1980s Howard Marks had forty three aliases, eighty nine phone lines and owned twenty five companies throughout the world. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPN; BGA; BTC; JKVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781784705909
- ISBN
- 9781784705909
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.00€ 15.16
€ 19.00
€ 15.16
hardcover. A comparative study of defensible space and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) as applied in the USA and the UK, focusing particularly on urban experience. Series: RTPI Library Series. Num Pages: 360 pages, 50 line drawings, 50 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; AMK; JKVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415241366
- ISBN
- 9780415241366
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 230.03
€ 230.03
Paperback. Num Pages: 650 pages, illustrated in colour and b&w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; ACXJ4; AFC; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 292 x 190. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig Germany
- Number of pages
- 650
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783863357047
- ISBN
- 9783863357047
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.14
€ 52.14
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion and Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384385
- ISBN
- 9781909384385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Hardcover. In Abolishing the Taboo, Brian Madison Jones takes a new look at the integral role played by Dwight D. Eisenhower in the creation of a new nuclear creed for the United States during the Cold War. Series: Helion Studies in Military History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTW; HBWS; JPF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909384057
- ISBN
- 9781909384057
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 59.15€ 45.65
€ 59.15
€ 45.65
Paperback. Secrets of the Cold War focuses on a dark period of a silent war and offers a new perspective on the struggle between the superpowers of the world told in the words of those who were there. Num Pages: 200 pages, c 70 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBTW; HBWS; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Helion & Company
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781908916914
- ISBN
- 9781908916914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.13
€ 26.99
€ 20.13
Paperback. Route 66 is a fixture of American culture. For the truckers, salesmen and vacationers who have traveled it and for the people who live along it, the road is a reminder of the bygone days of the American motoring experience. Despite time, neglect and progress, Route 66 endures. Almost all of its 2,448 miles are still intact and drivable. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: 1KBB; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 564.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- McFarland
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780786477180
- ISBN
- 9780786477180
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.51
€ 53.51
paperback. The self-contained casino resort removes gambling and its social problems from cities and provides Americans with the comfort of gambling in a setting matched to their suburban lifestyle. This study locates the rise of the casino resort in suburbanization and its contemporary significance. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; JFS; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415935579
- ISBN
- 9780415935579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.75
€ 35.75
paperback. A powerful expose of a deeply-rooted but woefully ignored form of racial blindness, Welfare Racism is an important first step toward more humane and rational policies for the men, women, and children who have been ravaged by the current system. Num Pages: 304 pages, 20 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; JFSL; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415923415
- ISBN
- 9780415923415
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.04
€ 74.04
Commercial, media, and academic accounts have routinely erased, excluded, ignored, and otherwise made absent the Asian American presence in sport. This book seeks to redress this pattern of neglect by presenting a comprehensive perspective on the history and significance of Asian American athletes, coaches, and teams in North America. Editor(s): King, Professor C. Richard. Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society. Num Pages: 204 pages, 4 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL; WS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 158 x 237 x 17. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 204
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415874915
- ISBN
- 9780415874915
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 192.20
€ 192.20
hardcover. Explores the resonance American conservatives felt with the defeat of Chiang Kai-Shek and his exile to Taiwan, which they lamented as the loss of China to communism and the corrosion of traditional values. Num Pages: 232 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJP; HBJK; HBLW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780226252711
- ISBN
- 9780226252711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 28.09
€ 44.99
€ 28.09